CLEVELAND, Ohio (EMUEagles.com) — Coming off the Eagles' fourth consecutive runner-up finish at the Mid-American Conference Championships, the Eastern Michigan University swimming and diving team was selected to finish second in the 2018-19 MAC Coaches' Preseason Poll, the league announced Friday, Oct. 12.
For the fourth straight season, MAC Coaches unanimously chose the University of Akron, defending Mid-American Conference Champion, to finish the regular season in first place, receiving 64 points. The Eagles earned 51 points, followed closely by the Miami Redhawks (50) and Buffalo (41). Bowling Green, Ohio, Toledo, and Ball State rounded out the preseason rankings.